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Location based gaming: playing games while moving around in your town with an iphone-like device (and having your location matter in-game.) You could port any k
by mdemare 19y ago
Location based gaming: playing games while moving around in your town with an iphone-like device (and having your location matter in-game.) You could port any kind of game to this concept: counterstrike, racing, even monopoly. Or pac-man, chasing your friends around the block. Or Sokoban, pushing giant boulders through Fifth Avenue.
I had this idea six years ago. I'm appalled that it still hasn't happened. Of course, very few devices have GPS chips, and operators are wary of sharing the location of their customers with random companies. But still!
Anyway, Loopt is a step in the right direction.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Location-based_game http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Location-based_game
- cellis 19y agovery intensive operations, not sure if you could get enough subscribers to justify the costs?
- jasonm 19y agoCheck out http://developer.where.com/jin/devprogramfaq.jin http://developer.where.com/jin/devprogramfaq.jin
- chaostheory 19y agoalready has multiple implementations: http://www.in-duce.net/archives/locationbased_mobile_phone_games.php http://www.in-duce.net/archives/locationbased_mobile_phone_g... there's one not listed, that's a variant of pokemon; pretty fun I forget the name (when I saw it, it was only available in japan - though the company is French)
- mdemare 19y agoWell, I know people are experimenting. But who will come up with the first big hit? I'd buy a compatible phone just to play.
- chaostheory 19y agothere are already location based hit games... just not in the US. This will probably stay the same for at least a few more years. This is due to a dif in culture. In most places in the US (aside from NY), most people have room and time to relax at home ( = using wii, 360, or PC for games). Until iphone and treo (and even now) most people don't really use their mobile phones for much... the reasons go on and on...
- iamwil 19y agoThe one you're talking about is MogiMogi, and it's on the list.